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Highly doubtful (as stated by @marin).

I'm interested to see what the sample and SASs might look like, though. Deviant seems the lend itself well to telling discrete stories (since them dying seems common enough to include rules/mention in the core)....

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Sounds similar to some Goetic using group I was working on.

Define "related to Aspirations"?...

I posted man btw

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Sorry, side-tracked. I'll post them this weekend....

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Don't forget AIs....

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Can you spell out how the Special line for Devour the Soul works, and the second effect for Unbind the Soul? I think I get them, but clarification would be nice.

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And were this a video game, one scene/stage near the end would involve a massive 4-way pile up, with you/the Child navigating the Chaos....

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Updated this post with the Proximus hacks.

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Ah. I thought there might have been some Mana consumptive exploit I wasn't aware of that was the reason....

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Only for Scelesti, and they save 1 Mana for something that they are going to do anyways or have blow up in their face.

The real impact is that it allows non-ruling casting even on empty. Which will quickly lead to Paradox "fun"....

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Scars! Scars everywhere!...

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How so? Damage doesn't scale with Mana usage, and they still have to control their Paradoxes....

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A minor hack might be replacing Mana costs (for spells) with Paradox dice. You can still spend a Mana to reduce the die afterwards, but it does expand the chances of Paradox (due to the Chance Die).

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Will parse later.

Other ideas for Oath source - Vampire (Invictus Oaths), Demon's (Pacts), Spirits (Binding Vow Numina), Relics (Reliquary or Mummy)....

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The Seers keep the Bound contained, otherwise they might run rampant, devouring souls in their endless hunger for Mana. Sometimes, you need a whole lot of eggs for that omelet.
The Seers stand watch against the Abyss, preventing too many spell-happy, Paradox-causing Awakened from chiseling away at reality.
The Seers have really aggressive recruitment and nice benefits. Hey, a Mage has to eat too. Even the Exarchs need their punch-clock minions.
The Seers are like a crime family (high or low) - you might join because you weren't given a choice, or because it really was your best...

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Yes. But it can easily get undermined when "You are cornered by 4 thugs with knives out for your blood." turns into "I render them all comatose with 1 action/spell. What now?"

Yes, you can up the ante, but every added layer of potency adds more risk - Mages for all their power are also more fragile than many other supernaturals. Too far and it turns into Rocket Tag. Building survivable opponents that can't be undone in a spell or two by a single Mage (let alone a Cabal) take more time and effort. Nothing insurmountable, but something the ready access to power ...

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And the others? Seers are just rival Mages, not aspects of reality, and not universally applicable. The God-Machine, maybe, but that's outside of strictly Mage scope. The Abyss is anti-reality, and generally encountered as a function of Paradox. Do you mean the mechanics of the game itself?...

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Except Mages can often tell said reality to shut up and go sit in the corner. Paradox is the only bite-back, and Paradox can be mitigated fairly easily.

Mages often have to opt into their deterrent....

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Powers should probably list Devotions, Rites, Utterances, Exploits and Nightmares, too. Maybe Ceremonies?...

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Mechanics can make that easier or harder, though. Being able to destroy opposition with little effort or risk decreases (or at least desensitizes) the feeling of danger. Yeah, you can up the opposition, but that starts the strain a ST's options....